Andy,

I have just looked at the video's in the link.
http://www.niksoftware.com/silverefexpro/usa/entry.php

Interesting stuff, so I will keep an eye for how you get on with it.
I have memories of viewing gallery images taken on pushed Tri X and being really struck by them. Then I also liked Ansells prints with not a hint of grain, well they were near enough contact from 10 x 8 negatives. It was his work that sent me into Tech Pan territory. After using that FP4 developed in microphen looked grainy :D .

Duncan has a good example of use of grain in his gallery - link
http://www.worldphotographyforum.com...ppuser=34&sl=y

Don

Just looked at Duncan's image Don - thanks for the link - it's a very nice picture and the grain is a great effect - makes for a very evocative image. Isn't it amazing - we have all these wonderful new digital tools that can capture fabulous colour, create almost miraculous effects, without grain and noise, yet an old B/W technique applied well, can add a kind of magic that lifts the ordinary into the superb?

LOL....seems I am not the only one suffering the mental block/ nostalgia!....
something magical about mono and grain :)
This last weekend we were at the National Media centre (Bradford Photography museum as I remembered it). They're running one of the galleries filled with photos of movies stars/celebrities. There's some amazing photographs....but in my view not so much ones taken in recent years. My favs were definately some of the older beautiful soft milky toned mono prints (prob technical pan) from the Hollywood 'golden era' . Those guys and gals back then really did have know their craft.
would thoroughly recommend the show, which I think is on until the end of August.